Use FFmpeg with Zapier
Automate video conversion, compression, and processing without managing servers. Connect Renderio's full-power FFmpeg API to your Zapier workflows \u2014 not templates, not presets, any FFmpeg command.
Connect FFmpeg to Zapier
Zapier connects your apps. Renderio processes your videos with full FFmpeg power. Together, you get automated video workflows that handle conversion, compression, resizing, and more \u2014 without intervention.
Automatically convert uploaded videos
When a new video lands in Google Drive, Dropbox, or any connected app, Zapier triggers Renderio to convert it to the format you need. MP4, WebM, MOV, GIF — all handled without manual work.
Compress large files on the fly
Reduce video file sizes automatically before they reach your CMS, email platform, or storage bucket. Set your target quality once and let every file flow through the same compression pipeline.
Extract thumbnails from any video
Generate preview images from uploaded videos for your product catalog, course platform, or media library. One Zap, every thumbnail, zero manual screenshots.
Resize videos for social media
Automatically create 16:9, 1:1, and 9:16 versions of every video. Trigger a single Zap and get platform-ready files for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
Merge audio and video tracks
Combine voiceovers, background music, or translated audio with video files. Upload the sources to any connected app and let your Zap merge them through FFmpeg.
Trigger processing from any app
Zapier connects to 6,000+ apps. A new row in Airtable, a form submission in Typeform, a message in Slack — any event can kick off an FFmpeg job through Renderio.
Set up FFmpeg in Zapier
Five steps from zero to automated video processing in Zapier. No FFmpeg installation required. Grab your free API key and you're ready.
Create a new Zap
Open Zapier and start a new Zap. This is the workflow that will connect your trigger app to Renderio's FFmpeg API.
Add your trigger
Choose the app that starts the workflow — Google Drive, Webflow, Shopify, Airtable, or any of Zapier's 6,000+ supported apps.
Add a Webhook action
Select "Webhooks by Zapier" as the action step. Choose "Custom Request" so you can send a POST request with your FFmpeg command.
Send your request to Renderio
Point the webhook to Renderio’s API endpoint. Include your API key in the header and your FFmpeg command in the request body.
Use the processed output
Renderio returns a command ID immediately. Poll the status endpoint for your result, or set a webhook URL in your request to get notified when processing finishes. Pass the output file URL to your next Zap step.
Who uses FFmpeg with Zapier
Whether you need online FFmpeg processing for a single app or a full video automation pipeline, Renderio fits into your Zapier stack with no code required.
SaaS platforms
Process user-uploaded videos automatically. Convert formats, generate previews, and compress files as part of your product's upload flow — all triggered by Zapier.
Course creators
Transcode lecture recordings into web-friendly formats, extract chapter thumbnails, and merge voiceovers whenever a new video is added to your course platform.
Marketing teams
Resize campaign videos for social media, compress assets for email, and batch-process ad creatives across channels without waiting on a video editor.
Media automation pipelines
Build end-to-end workflows that ingest, transcode, watermark, and distribute video content across platforms — from raw upload to final delivery.
No-code builders
Add cloud FFmpeg processing to your Zapier automations without writing code or managing servers. Full FFmpeg power, zero infrastructure.
Frequently asked questions
Automate video processing in Zapier today
Run any FFmpeg command from your Zapier workflows. Convert, compress, resize, merge, and process video files automatically \u2014 no servers, no installs, no code. Using n8n instead? Connect FFmpeg to n8n.